Table 2 Anthropometric, body mass, body composition and energy expenditure changes for the high energy, high carbohydrate diet + exercise (HED; 2,600: 55:15:30), no diet + exercise (ND), very low carbohydrate, high protein diet + exercise (VLCHP: 1,200; 63:7:30), low carbohydrate, moderate protein diet + exercise (LCMP: 1,200; 50:20:30), high carbohydrate, low protein diet + exercise (HCLP: 1,200; 55:15:30).

14 Week Delta

G × T

(-4.3, -1.2)^a

<0.05

(-8.8, -1.4)^a

(-8.7, -3.8)^a

(-8.7, -4.8)^a

(-7.5, -3.9)^a

(+0.3, +16.1)

(-3.2, +0.7)^c

<0.001

(-1.0, +0.6)

(- 7.0, -4.3)^{a, b}

(-10.4, -2.6)^{a, b}

(-5.0, -3.0)^{a, b}

(-0.4, +3.2)

(-0.7, +0.4)

<0.05

(-0.6, +0.7)

(-1.8, -0.7)

(-1.6, -0.6)

(-1.1, -0.1)

(-0.8, +1.8)

(-2.7, +0.9)^d

<0.001

(-1.6, +0.1)

(-5.2, -3.2)^{a, b}

(-4.0, -1.9)^{a, b}

(-3.8, -2.1)^{a, b}

(-1.8, +2.4)

(-1.8, +0.6)

0.21

(-1.3+0.2)

(-2.7, -1.3)

(-2.4, -0.9)

(-2.6, -1.4)

(-1.5, +1.5)

(+264, +562)

0.45

(-5, +135)^e

(-84, +42)^e

(-58, +94)^e

(+22, +160)^{d, e}

(-105, +63)^e